Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lyrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lyrate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a lyre.

adj

Having a large terminal lobe and smaller rounded lobes toward its base.

noun

A long feather with a shape similar to the arm of a lyre, found in the tail of lyrebirds.

Example Sentences

"The passage of time could only enhance his tenderness for the creature he clasped, this adored creature, whose motion was now more supple, whose haunches had grown more lyrate, whose hair-ribbon he had undone."
"1976, T. G. Tutin, Flora Europaea, Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), page 72, Basal leaves simple, lyrate or pinnatifid; cauline leaves 1- to 2-pinnatifid, pinnatisect or simple."

Etymology

From New Latin lyrātus, from lyra (“lyre”). By surface analysis, lyre + -ate.

Word Breakdown

Root: lyrātus

Inflected Forms

more lyrate (comparative) most lyrate (superlative) lyrates (plural)

Derived Forms

lyrately oblyrate

Phrases

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Questions

What does lyrate mean?: Shaped like a lyre.
Where does lyrate come from?: From New Latin lyrātus, from lyra (“lyre”). By surface analysis, lyre + -ate.

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